Join us as we read the scriptures and a daily devotion written by Don Crisp. We pray these messages will bless us all at this time.
Day 4 – Philippians 1:18-21
Categories: Don’s Daily Devotions
Thurs 14th May – Read Philippians 1:18–21
V18b: Paul will rejoice whenever the gospel is proclaimed, for the power is in the Word of God, not the human messenger ( see 2 Corinthians 4:2.)
V19-20: Paul expresses a belief that God will yet deliver him from this captivity, in part through their prayers for him, but above all through the Holy Spirit’s sovereign work. Yet he is not trying to “dictate to God” what He should do – he is ready for death if that is God’s will for him, only praying for strength and courage to receive and submit to that will, and give glory to God, whether by his life or death. Is this true of us?
V21: What a statement of committed and assured faith! If God means him to continue in this life – and indeed here and now, in his captivity, the whole meaning and centre of his life, the greatest thing in it, is to know and follow the Lord. And if God takes him home to glory, that will be an even greater blessing – he will be with the Lord, safe and secure for all eternity. Is this our assurance too?